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The Office of the Vice President for Research has recently partnered with the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Education and Human Sciences to pilot the Fostering Research Expansion in the Social Sciences and Humanities (FRESSH) program,...

With more than 50 years of experience working at two-year colleges and 27 years dedicated to The University of New Mexico Valencia Campus, Alice V. Letteney has announced she will step aside as chancellor, effective July 31. “It has been an honor and a...

The University of New Mexico’s long-scheduled Journal of Anthropological Research 52nd Distinguished Lecture will host Christina Warinner, a bioarcheologist at Harvard and the Max Planck Institute best known for her research on the evolution of ancient...

At first glance, a research conference may sound like an event reserved for professors or graduate students. However, conducting research is a crucial skill for undergraduate students.  For students planning to go to graduate school, undergraduate...

Community member Maewyn Padilla is spreading positivity across The University of New Mexico with her chalk art masterpieces. Although drawings will fade, the impression remains.      “Temporary art is something I adore and gives me perspective on what...

The UNM College of Arts and Sciences recently announced three full-time faculty members were selected to receive a 2022 Marshall Award for Course Development and Curriculum Enhancement. Each Marshall Award winner will receive $2,000 to support the work...

John Barnes, professor of Sports Administration at The University of New Mexico, will represent UNM overseas next year on a Fulbright Scholarship. He is traveling to Hungary during the Spring 2023 semester to complete research and teach classes on...

Human civilizations depend on the climate. Changes in climate affect the production of food and other resources that support our populations and economies. Paul Hooper, alumnus and adjunct associate professor of Anthropology at The University of New...

Researchers at The University of New Mexico, the Allende Program in Social Medicine in Albuquerque and the Global Institute of Public Health in India report in a new study of vaccine distribution in different parts of the world that vaccines are most...

Two alums have reconnected over their love of art nearly six years later after studying English as graduate students and forming a friendship while at The University of New Mexico. Now, they’re collaborating with more than a dozen different artists...